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Originally Posted by The Champ
Tom
Your career as an engineer for FoMoCo lasted many years. When you hit 15 years with them, were you knowledgeable in your field? Were you considered an expert in certain areas? I'm sure you were, and deserved the recognition.
As to advice given to you 20 years ago - has technology change in 20 years? Most assuredly yes as change is a constant.
The article was not written by a "magazine writer" as you claim, it was written by a "certified lubrication expert" for a magazine. Facts matter.
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Good Question: I put in 7 years in Emissions and F.E. and by the 7th year I was representing the Company in ALL Emissions actual testing at the EPA in
Ann Arbor Michigan.
I put in 8 Years, after that, working for Truck Operations and was the "go to guy" for and Emissions & F.E. testing as related to Truck Vehicles. Both Track Testing and Dyno Cert Testing. I hired in as a Pay Grade 6 (most hired in as a Pay Grade 5 and by 15 years was the highest pay grade (8) that a normal Engineer achieves (without going to management) vs engineering.
So 15 years experience plus my Holley Experience, I was the "Go-To Guy.
Mind you 39 years is a long time to work for one company.
A Certified person just means they can sign off on some testing, It does not
mean that they are are an EXPERT in the subject. Most in a field have to be
"certified" to observe given testing as a Witness. Nothing more.
So #1 .... 15 years you can be considered to be an expert in a given field.
#2 Certified just means you can sign documents which I did for my company
when we tested at the EPA.
#3 As far as advice, we are talking about an engine that has not been sold in many years (Pontiac). I wanted a durable 455 engine for my 64 GTO.
The BP Oil Technical Specialist gave me the info for that engine and its parts.
#4 As TCSGTO mentioned Lake Speed Jr's educational background is in business and marketing...
My advisor at BP WAS an Certified Engineer, A Big 3 Engineering Representative working in Research, not writing magazine articles.
Hope this helps you out on the DIFFERENCE in the two occupations and education required. If I needed a article written I would probably listen to him.
Tom V.